Taking it to the World Bank's Inspection Panel
The Yemen Observatory for Human Rights sumitted a formal complaint to the World Bank's Inspection Panel on April 13, 2009.
read the correspondence
Notice of Registration - Re: Request for Inspection - Yemen: Institutional Reform Development Policy Financing, Werner Kiene, World Bank's Inspection Panel, April 20, 2009
Increased Disclosure
As civil society, we ought to be pushing for a more substantive Information Disclosure Policy. See BIC's World Bank Transparency Review Page for more information. (also available in Arabic). We should also be seeking broader translation of World Bank documents.
Increased Implementation
According to the World Bank, it is the responsibility of the borrower to translate key documents. If this is the case, we call on the Bank to ensure that this is in fact being done! It is likely that key documents are being translated anyway to be read by state officials, etc. In light of this, the borrower should HAVE to submit the translation to the World Bank, at which point the Bank should disclose that translation, making it publicly available to anyone who seeks to read it.
Take action
Groups should document cases and examples of access to information problems with World Bank projects and programs. GTI can assist in pulling these together. Share your experiences with GTI at .